
26 Aug 1955

Pather Panchali
A depiction of the life of an impoverished early twentieth century rural Bengali family.
Three stories with three central female characters linking the stories together. The first one concerns an orphan girl who grows attached to the postmaster she is caring for after he teaches her to read and write. The second one is a supernatural tale about a woman obsessed with the jewels her husband buys for her. The final one follows a young man who falls for an unconventional girl from his new village instead of his arranged bride, the daughter of a respectable family.
Ratan (segment "The Postmaster")
Bishey (segment "The Postmaster")
Nandal (segment "The Postmaster")
Khagen (segment "The Postmaster")
Phanibhushan Saha (segment "The Lost Jewels")
Monimalika (segment "The Lost Jewels")
Madhusudhan (segment "The Lost Jewels")
Schoolmaster (segment "The Lost Jewels")
Amulya (segment "The Conclusion")
Mrinmoyee "Pagli" (segment "The Conclusion")
Jogmaya (segment "The Conclusion")
Nistarini (segment "The Conclusion")
26 Aug 1955
A depiction of the life of an impoverished early twentieth century rural Bengali family.
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